Services like Skype can cut into wireless carriers’ revenue because they offer easy ways to communicate free online.

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Data Networks Pose a Threat to Wireless Carriers

E-mails disclosed by a state court illuminate strategy as Google protects its Android software for smartphones.

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Suit Opens a Window Into Google

City officials in San Francisco have developed a smartphone app that displays information about areas with open parking spaces.

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Now, to Find a Parking Spot, Drivers Look on Their Phones

Many young people have never worn a watch. And while new versions alert them to messages on their smartphones, it’s unknown whether that will give them reason enough to buy one.

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Digital Domain: The Wristwatch Is Reimagined. Will Young Shoppers Care?

Many young people have never worn a watch. And while new versions alert them to messages on their smartphones, it’s unknown whether that will give them reason enough to buy one.

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Digital Domain: The Wristwatch Is Reimagined. Will Young Shoppers Care?

A (short!) experiment in disconnection.

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Motherlode: National Day of Unplugging

A new report released Thursday by Nielsen, a market research firm, said that the Google Android platform had become the most popular operating system among United States smartphone users.

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Bits: Android Pulls Ahead in Smartphone Race

Cellphones in Japan are highly advanced but haven’t caught fire abroad. Now Sharp, Sony Ericsson and others are adopting Google’s Android system in a push for growth.

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Japanese Phone Makers Look to Ride Android’s Surge

Manufacturers are designing phones on the Android platform with options like 3-D, sophisticated gaming controls or push-button access to Facebook.

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Smartphones That Stand Out From the Crowd

The announcement was a dramatic admission of failure by Nokia, the world leader in handsets.

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Nokia to Use Microsoft Software in Smartphones

When Verizon begins selling the iPhone 4 on Thursday, its anticipated sales success could alter the wireless industry, some analysts say.

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As Verizon’s iPhone Sales Begin, Gauging the Effects on AT&T

The companies in some ways have fallen behind rivals like Apple and Google, and analysts say closing the gap will be difficult.

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Playing Catch-Up, Nokia and H.P. Try to Innovate

Nokia has fallen “years behind” Apple and Google in the market for sophisticated phones, an executive is said to have written in a leaked memo.

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Nokia Chief Sees Company on ‘Burning Platform,’ According to Leaked Memo

As more workers find it hard to go without their devices, the border between the office and home may be destroyed.

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Who’s the Boss, You or Your Gadget?

The Verizon iPhone will become available on Feb. 10. Does AT&T have anything to worry about?

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State of the Art: For iPhone, Almost Heaven